Are you planning to move soon? Are you wondering how you will pack your jewelry? Nowadays, people are hiring movers, day dreaming about what decorations to use for the new home and researching on the best tips to use when moving. Moving delicate items like jewelry might require extra attention. This article gives you tips to pack your jewelry when moving.
Have a jewelry inventory
This might have never crossed your mind but moving requires you to have a jewelry inventory. It does not matter whether you have few sentimental items or a massive collection of jewelry, you have to make an accurate record of your belonging before moving.
With the inventory, you will not accidentally leave something behind and when unpacking, you will know what item is missing. When done recording, double check the inventory and ensure you have included everything you have.
An easy way to record your diamond jewelry in an inventory would be taking photos of the items and uploading them to an online storage provider like Dropbox or Google Drive. After uploading the photos, get a spreadsheet where you will record the length of time you’ve owned the item, its description and value.
If you will use a moving insurance, inquire on what is required to claim such items and include that in the inventory list. When recording the inventory, you are allowed to purge items you don’t need anymore.
How to Pack
You have recorded what you need in the inventory and you have purged items you no longer need, it is now time to be creative and use these packing hacks.
1. Straw
Straws are an excellent way of packing your necklaces if you don’t want them to become a jumbled mess. When using straws for packing necklaces, slip the chain through the straw and nice it gets to the other end, clip it. You are assured that your necklaces will not have tangles. Also, you can pack more than one necklace in one straw. However, you should be careful so that you do not tangle the chains.
2. Toilet Paper Roll
Just like the straw method, when using toilet paper roll for packing, slip the bracelet or necklace through the roll then clasp it on the outside. Toilet paper rolls work best if you want to pack many jewelry pieces together or if your bracelets are in the chunky side.
3. Egg Cartons
Using egg cartons for moving jewelry pieces is one of the best ways since your jewelry remains tangle free all through. When using the cartons, string both sides of your necklace in the holes on the upper side of the carton, let the chain remain clasped there as the rest of the chain remains inside the egg carton.
When done stringing all the necklaces you want, wrap the egg carton with a bubble wrap or paper and you are ready to move. The nest thing about using why cartons for packing jewelry is that you can pack many necklaces in one cart and they cannot get tangles.
4. Plastic kitchen wrap
Plastic kitchen wraps are used if you have already organized your jewelry in a bowl or tray. You can then stretch the wrap and wrap it around or across the bowl. Once you get to your destination, unpacking becomes so easy since all you will do is take the plastic wrap off and set the jewelry organizers anywhere you want.
5. Buttons
Buttons are a simple and secure way to pack earrings. All you have to do is stock the earrings through the buttonhole and place it back on the other side of the button. Through this, you can keep your pair of earrings organized.
6. Business cards
When talking about packing hacks, you cannot leave business cards. For necklaces, you can cut holes at the middle of the card then loop it through and clasp the chain on the opposite side. For earrings, cut smaller holes through the card and stick different earring pairs on the card.
This is an environmentally-friendly way and cost-effective way of packing jewelry when moving. How many unwanted cards do you have lying around with no use? - exactly.
7. Sandwich bags
Now that you already have your jewelry poked, string and looped through a variety of materials, it is now time to ensure it remains organized. You won’t want to throw the business cards or toilet paper rolls in your bag and say you’re ready.
Organize your jewelry depends on the type then size. Afterwards, place the packed jewelry pieces in releasable sandwich bags. For instance, you can put rings in a small bag, earrings in a slightly larger bag and necklaces in a bigger bag. You can then place all those small bags in one big bag. That way, your jewelry will be organized.
Conclusion
Even if you choose the best moving company ever, they will not look after your sentimental items. With that said, therefore, use the creative ideas above to pack your jewelry for moving.
